Can Roundup Kill Chickens?

[ChickensAreSweet]

We have a light in both coops and all of our other friends in this climate have wood coops. Is the stuff for getting rid of mold safe to breath if you have a mask on? Can you see the mold in the coop?

No you don't want to breathe Clorox bleach even with a mask on. Yes, I could see the black/brown(?) mold in the coop and smell it too. You might do a google search for ways of getting rid of mold...I am no expert on that.

 

[Busybee1]

You need to address why the mold is growing in the first place. What kind of ventillation do you have in the coop?

 

[Silkie-lover33]

We have two windows on the side and a couple cracks where wind can come in and out. Not much ventilation because the windows are only open a few inches. It's freezing here almost every night and the birds get really cold so we keep them shut. The large coop doesn't have much of chance of mold because it is like a little house with a heater and heat lamp. The smaller coop had water spilled in it a couple times and is where the chickens predominately stay.

 

[SkyAndSand]

Don't spray Roundup near chickens. Sadly I had to bury my sweet Rhode Island Red today because a landscaper sprayed glyphosate (roundup) outside our fence near where my girls lay in the sun in their dustbath. One little bantie made it out of their run, and hid on the other side of the house while the two large R.I.R. we're locked in the run. This morning the living one called out to me while the other was dying and when I got to them she breathed her last and died. Her friend was obviously distressed to watch this, so I took her away and notified the landscaper I had lost my girl. Apparently they think it's alright to spray this poison near living creatures without proper notice. Too sad.
Please don't think this poison is alright to treat weeds near where living things feel protected and secure. It may kill your pets too.

 

[Lizzy733]

Oh, and about the roundup it's been 4+ months since it was sprayed. I highly doubt it's still killing my chickens...

Yeah, after 4 months it will be inert. Unless they are continually spraying, it should be well out of the environment. We sprayed our entire run area before establishing it to get rid of evasive weeds so we could selectively plant less than two months before our birds went in. You can replant an area that's been treated with roundup within 3 days of spraying with no ill effects to the new plants going in. It'll be something else in the environment that's harming your birds. Is anything viral going around?

 

[Lizzy733]

No you don't want to breathe Clorox bleach even with a mask on. Yes, I could see the black/brown(?) mold in the coop and smell it too. You might do a google search for ways of getting rid of mold...I am no expert on that.

White Vinegar will kill mold - it's stinky, but non-toxic... at least to your chickens.

 

[Sequel]

If you still have the rooster's body send it in for a necropsy. It's worth it to actually know the cause of death.

 

[SkyAndSand]

Where does the information come from that glyphosate (roundup) is 'gone after 4 months'?
Who knows if that is actually true. I'm not convinced. Just because it affects some weeds a certain way doesn't mean it affects mammals the same. In would be irresponsible to print a false statement based upon rumor, then have responsible people follow that advice based on trust from this site, and then have their flock ill and dying because of their subsequent actions based on that advice. People who look to this site for experienced persons, pertinent answers, factual knowledge and advice rely on us to give them good solid advice.

 

[Sue Gremlin]

Glyphosate is broken down into nontoxic ingredients by soil microbes. It has low toxicity in mammals and birds. I do not believe this is what killed your chickens. Sorry for your loss.

 

[Sue Gremlin]

Where does the information come from that glyphosate (roundup) is 'gone after 4 months'?
Who knows if that is actually true. I'm not convinced. Just because it affects some weeds a certain way doesn't mean it affects mammals the same. In would be irresponsible to print a false statement based upon rumor, then have responsible people follow that advice based on trust from this site, and then have their flock ill and dying because of their subsequent actions based on that advice. People who look to this site for experienced persons, pertinent answers, factual knowledge and advice rely on us to give them good solid advice.

Here is a technical fact sheet about glyphosate, including information about bird toxicity. http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/archive/glyphotech.html#env
It acts on a site in plants that animals do not have.